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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 877 · 40 questions
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The trick (Cross zero): Warmer or more money: move up the number line. Colder or spending: move down. Crossing zero: count the steps to 0 first, then the steps left over. The gap between a number below zero and one above zero: add the two distances from 0.

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  1. 1.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) −19 (d) 7
  2. 2.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 7 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) −8
  3. 3.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 40
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −35 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 23
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) −40
  6. 6.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −23 (d) −13
  7. 7.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 10
  8. 8.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 30 (b) −2 (c) −20 (d) 20
  9. 9.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) −2 (c) 14 (d) 2
  10. 10.A school club has ₹17 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  11. 11.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −2 (c) 8 (d) 2
  12. 12.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹50. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −25 (b) −15 (c) 25 (d) 75
  13. 13.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹48. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −34 (b) −24 (c) 62 (d) 34
  14. 14.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 9
  15. 15.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) −16 (d) 6
  16. 16.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) 21
  17. 17.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹12. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) 19 (c) 5 (d) −5
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  19. 19.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 9 (b) 1 (c) 43 (d) −1
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 28 (b) 46 (c) −36 (d) 36
  21. 21.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹53. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 47 (b) −47 (c) −37 (d) 59
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) −18 (d) 2
  23. 23.A school club has ₹37 and pays a bill of ₹21. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) 58 (c) −16 (d) 16
  24. 24.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 11
  25. 25.A school club has ₹20 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 79 (b) 39 (c) −39 (d) −29
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) −1 (c) 25 (d) 1
  27. 27.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹42. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −32 (b) 52 (c) 32 (d) −22
  28. 28.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 7 (c) −1 (d) 9
  29. 29.A school club has ₹32 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 3 (b) 67 (c) 7 (d) −3
  30. 30.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −14 (c) −4 (d) 6
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 11 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 12
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 24 (b) −24 (c) 2 (d) 34
  33. 33.A school club has ₹10 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −50 (c) −40 (d) 70
  34. 34.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 2
  35. 35.A school club has ₹22 and pays a bill of ₹60. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 82 (b) 38 (c) −28 (d) −38
  36. 36.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 3 (c) −7 (d) 13
  37. 37.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 15 (d) −3
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 18 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 20
  39. 39.At sunset it was −3 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 17 (b) −7 (c) −17 (d) 11
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 34 (b) 18 (c) −24 (d) 24

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. −8
  3. 30
  4. 35
  5. 40
  6. −13
  7. −10
  8. 20
  9. −2
  10. 6
  11. −2
  12. −25
  13. −34
  14. 9
  15. −6
  16. 1
  17. −5
  18. −2
  19. −1
  20. 36
  21. −47
  22. 18
  23. 16
  24. 1
  25. −39
  26. 1
  27. −32
  28. −1
  29. −3
  30. −4
  31. 10
  32. 24
  33. −50
  34. −8
  35. −38
  36. 3
  37. −3
  38. 18
  39. −17
  40. 24

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